Google Maps Scraper: Places, Reviews, and Contact Data to JSON

Scrape Google Maps by search query or direct place URL. Every row has business name, address, phone, website, rating, review count, category, price range, opening hours, reviews, and reviewer details. Optional website enrichment pulls email addresses and person names with job titles. Pay per place.

Ranks for: Google Maps scraper, Google Maps API alternative, Maps business scraper, Maps lead generation, Maps review scraper, Google Places scraper, scrape Google Maps, Google Maps to CSV.

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What this does

flowchart LR
    A[Query or place URL] --> B[Google Maps search]
    B --> C[Scroll feed, collect places]
    C --> D[Open each place]
    D --> E[Extract business<br/>+ reviews + images]
    E --> F[Optional website<br/>enrichment]
    F --> G[JSON rows]

Paste a query like "dentists in Miami" or a direct Maps URL. One row per place with everything Google Maps shows, plus reviews and optional contact emails from the business website.

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Who uses this

Role	Use case
Sales team	Build a local prospect list with phone, website, and contact email.
Agency	Audit competitor ratings and review volume in a target metro.
Market analyst	Pull business density by category and zip for a local market report.
Review ops	Monitor incoming reviews on a property portfolio.
SEO consultant	Track competitor review growth and category positioning.
Franchise ops	Benchmark store level ratings across locations.

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Quick start

Lead list by query:

{
  "searchQueries": ["dentists in Miami", "dentists in Orlando"],
  "maxPlacesPerQuery": 50,
  "enrichFromWebsite": true
}

Review monitoring for a property:

{
  "startUrls": ["https://www.google.com/maps/place/.../..."],
  "maxReviewsPerPlace": 100,
  "dedupe": false
}

Bulk local audit:

{
  "searchQueries": [
    "plumbers Austin",
    "plumbers Dallas",
    "plumbers Houston"
  ],
  "maxPlacesPerQuery": 30,
  "scrapeImages": false
}

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Sample output

{
  "placeId": "0x88d9b0a20c73b4a7:0x5a6f8a3e12f4d81",
  "name": "Cuvée Coffee",
  "category": "Coffee shop",
  "rating": 4.6,
  "reviewCount": 812,
  "address": "2000 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702",
  "phone": "+1 512 368 5282",
  "website": "https://cuveecoffee.com",
  "priceLevel": "$$",
  "latitude": 30.263,
  "longitude": -97.722,
  "openState": "Open",
  "hours": [
    { "day": "Monday", "hours": "7 AM to 5 PM" },
    { "day": "Tuesday", "hours": "7 AM to 5 PM" }
  ],
  "reviews": [
    {
      "author": "Jane D.",
      "rating": 5,
      "relativeDate": "2 weeks ago",
      "text": "Best flat white in East Austin. Friendly staff.",
      "reviewerMeta": "12 reviews"
    }
  ],
  "contacts": [
    { "fullName": "Mike McKim", "jobTitle": "Founder" }
  ],
  "emails": ["hello@cuveecoffee.com"],
  "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/..."
}

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What you get back

flowchart LR
    A[Place row] --> B[Business<br/>name, phone,<br/>website, hours]
    A --> C[Reviews<br/>text, rating,<br/>date, author]
    A --> D[Images<br/>gallery URLs]
    A --> E[Contacts<br/>emails +<br/>names + titles]

Contacts and emails come from a best effort scan of the linked business website (homepage + contact or about page). Turn enrichFromWebsite on to enable.

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Google Maps scraper vs the alternatives

	Google Places API	Paid SaaS scrapers	This actor
Access	Key + billing setup	Per seat license	Anyone
Review text	Limited to 5 per place	Yes	Yes
Reviewer names	Partial	Yes	Yes
Website emails	No	Some	Yes (opt in)
Scale	Per query rate limit	Seat limited	Pay per row
Cost	Per 1000 calls	$99+ per month	Pay per item

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Pricing

First 10 places per run are free. After that you pay per place row. Reviews, images, and enrichment ride along with the place at no extra charge.

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FAQ

Do I need a Google API key? No. The actor reads public Maps pages.

Can it return email addresses? Yes. Enable enrichFromWebsite. The actor visits the linked business website, scans the homepage plus any contact or about page, and extracts emails and person names with job titles.

How many reviews per place can I pull? Up to 500 per place. The default is 5 so automated test runs finish fast. Raise it when you need deep review history.

Does it work in any country? Yes. Set language to your locale code (en, es, fr, de, ja). Address and review translation follow the locale.

Does Google Maps block scrapers? Aggressively on datacenter IPs. The actor ships with residential proxy by default.

Can I run it on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify scheduler to run this actor on any interval. Flip dedupe off if you want a fresh snapshot each run for price or rating tracking.

What is placeId in the output? The Google Maps canonical id for the place, read from the URL. Stable across runs. Used as the dedupe key.

Is scraping Google Maps allowed? This actor reads public HTML a browser can see. Respect the site terms and rate limit sensibly.

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